Specimen Information

Poecilia mexicana
Poecilia mexicana
(Shortfin Molly)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID38560
GroupFishes
GenusPoecilia
Speciesmexicana
Common NameShortfin Molly
StateNV
CountyLincoln
LocalityHiko Spring in the Pharanagat Valley
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWhite
HUC8 Number15010011
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month7
Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuslocally established
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18857
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2009
Title:Ichthyology Collection database.
Publisher:University of Florida
Reference 2
Ref. Number:21076
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History.
Date:2011
Title:Collection records of Poecilia latipunctata, P. mexicana, P. reticulata, Xiphophorus hellerii, X. maculatus, and X. variatus. Provided by Rob Robins on 30 Aug 2011.
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 91917
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected19


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